> the 'life' gradation needs to branch like a Bezier curve off the x axis at some point for it to be a functional term. What do you mean? Bezier curves are 2d

> the 'life' gradation needs to branch like a Bezier curve off the x axis at some point for it to be a functional term. What do you mean? Bezier curves are 2d parametric curves, the x and y axes are completely arbitrary...